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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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 Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? So my rear bump stops on the 2cv have seen better days... can I just amputate them, accepting the risk of bottoming out on the wings?
Would that be MoTable?
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| January 29th, 2014, 5:24 pm |
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Norman
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? Not in my experience !
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Russell
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? It won't bottom out on the wings, I reckon the bumper and towbar will hit the floor first. If you make a good enough job of removing them the tester won't know they were meant to be there.
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chevrons2
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Joined: April 9th, 2010, 12:21 am
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Location: West Sussex
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? samfieldhouse wrote: So my rear bump stops on the 2cv have seen better days... can I just amputate them, accepting the risk of bottoming out on the wings?
Would that be MoTable? Hi Sam. A missing bump-stop is not a reason for mot failure.
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Nelsthebass
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Joined: October 5th, 2009, 8:22 pm
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Location: Stone, Staffs
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? The Shed had no bump stops just rusted stumps and never even got an advisory....
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Russell
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? Far be it from me to suggest doing something properly, but as your car is a bare shell off the chassis with no rear wings on, why not take the opportunity to repair the bump stops and replace the missing parts?
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ken
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Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? Daras, to be technically correct, the official wording is as follows. " Note: a missing bump stop rubber is not a reason for rejection." Also, since the bump stop mounting bracket lies within 30cm of a seat belt mounting point, if corrosion of that bracket had affected the strength of the inner wing, that could (or should?) be a reason for failure. Those rear bump stop brackets are very efficient rust traps, if left to their own devices...  ken Edit; as Russell ( has already) said.  chevrons2 wrote: samfieldhouse wrote: So my rear bump stops on the 2cv have seen better days... can I just amputate them, accepting the risk of bottoming out on the wings?
Would that be MoTable? Hi Sam. A missing bump-stop is not a reason for mot failure.
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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? ken wrote: Also, since the bump stop mounting bracket lies within 30cm of a seat belt mounting point, if corrosion of that bracket had affected the strength of the inner wing, that could (or should?) be a reason for failure. Those rear bump stop brackets are very efficient rust traps, if left to their own devices... This is my worry. Russell wrote: Far be it from me to suggest doing something properly, but as your car is a bare shell off the chassis with no rear wings on, why not take the opportunity to repair the bump stops and replace the missing parts? Are you volunteering?
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| January 29th, 2014, 11:51 pm |
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samfieldhouse
Firing on two.
Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there?  Just seen the price of the repair panels.
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ayjay
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Joined: April 27th, 2012, 6:48 pm
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Re: Bump stops and MoT - what if they aren't there? no prob sam bung it through
mind u, its important to get a 2cv mot at a specialist garage not quickfit wankers
mine passed with rust by the rear seatbelt mounts by unbolting the rear seat belts and removing the seat
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